New York City Ballet Winter Season 2004-05

kurinuku · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:49 am

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RAIN DATE

by TOBI TOBIAS
the Arts Journal

He knows how to limit his vocabulary so as to lend greater force to the elements he’s selected. He makes already gorgeous dancers look like demigods fit for the glossies, thus appealing in a very contemporary way to the yearning in the spectator to identify with, aspire to, or perhaps to own—if only for a fleeting moment—something of what our current culture recognizes as beautiful.

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Stuart Sweeney · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:25 am

RAIN DATE
By Tobi Tobias for Arts Journal

Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain is the new ballet that’s making news in the New York City Ballet’s winter season. One of Wheeldon’s bare-bones works, it’s set to a pair of unrelated short pieces by Arvo Pärt, the Estonian composer given to spare constructions in grave moods who is so appealing to today’s choreographers. Three couples—Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto, Sofiane Sylve and Edwaard Liang, Maria Kowroski and Ask la Cour—dance to the first movement of Tabula Rasa; then Whelan and Soto dance as an isolated couple to Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror).

You may need to scroll down to reach this article:
http://www.artsjournal.com/tobias/archives20050101.shtml#95578

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MR. INTEGRITY
By Tobi Tobias for Arts Journal

At the end of the 2005 spring season, the New York City Ballet’s Peter Boal will retire from the company (and its affiliate, the School of American Ballet, where he has been a leading instructor) to become Artistic Director of Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet. The appointment is undoubtedly good for him at this stage of his career. And it will be good for the Seattle company, which, under the leadership of Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, has built a strong repertory of scrupulously mounted Balanchine works that serve as a bulwark against the corrupted taste of our times.

You may need to scroll down to reach this article:
http://www.artsjournal.com/tobias/archives20050101.shtml#95255

ksneds · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:00 pm

More February casting....with Woetzel doing 'Rubies' , 'Stars and Stripes' and 'Afternoon of a Faun' and the return of 'Shambards'

FEBRUARY 8-13, 2005
TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8 AT 7:30PM
Mozartiana: NICHOLS, NEAL, DE LUZ*
Intermission
Thou Swell: KISTLER, RINGER, TAYLOR, KOWROSKI, SOTO, FAYETTE, MARTINS, ASKEGARD
Intermission
The Four Seasons:
Janus: FOWLER
Winter: VEYETTE, FAIRCHILD*, SEVERINI, HENDRICKSON
Spring: HANSON, RINGER, LIANG
Summer: MEARNS, KÖRBES, FAYETTE
Fall: SETH, ANSANELLI, MILLEPIED, CARMENA

WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9 AT 8:00PM [Kaplow]
Emeralds: WEESE, HANNA, RINGER, FAYETTE, EDGE, RIGGINS, ORZA*
Intermission
Rubies: ANSANELLI, WOETZEL, REICHLEN [Walters]
Intermission
Diamonds: WHELAN, MARTINS

THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10 AT 8:00PM
Chichester Psalms: KÖRBES, RAMASAR
Intermission
Afternoon of a Faun: TAYLOR, WOETZEL
Pause
Andantino: FAIRCHILD*, DE LUZ* [McDill]
Intermission
Stars and Stripes: ANSANELLI, WOETZEL, TINSLEY, BAR, GOLD

FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11 AT 8:00PM
Apollo: MARTINS, KISTLER, SYLVE, RUTHERFORD
Intermission
Chichester Psalms: KÖRBES, RAMASAR
Pause
Eros Piano: ANSANELLI, TAYLOR, HÜBBE [Moredock]
Intermission
Shambards: WEESE, SOTO, KÖRBES, la COUR, BOUDER, FAIRCHILD, DE LUZ, ULBRICHT [Grant]

SATURDAY MATINEE, FEBRUARY 12 AT 2:00PM
Emeralds: WEESE, HANNA, RINGER, FAYETTE, EDGE, RIGGINS, ORZA
Intermission
Rubies: ANSANELLI, WOETZEL, REICHLEN [Walters]
Intermission
Diamonds: WHELAN, MARTINS

SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12 AT 8:00PM
Fanfare:
Piccolo: KEENAN
Flutes: HYLTIN, PAZCOGUIN
Oboe: ARTHURS
Violas: RUTHERFORD, J. ANGLE
Harp: REICHLEN
Celli: RICARD, BESKOW, KROHN
Major Domo: LOWENSTEIN+
Clarinets: TINSLEY, LIANG
Bassoons: FOWLER, FROMAN
Double Bass: la COUR
Tuba: ULBRICHT
Trumpets: CARMENA, HENDRICKSON
Percussion: SUOZZI, GOLD, RAMASAR
Intermission
Afternoon of a Faun: TAYLOR, WOETZEL
Pause
Andantino: FAIRCHILD, DE LUZ [McDill]
Intermission
The Four Seasons:
Janus: FOWLER
Winter: VEYETTE, FAIRCHILD, SEVERINI, HENDRICKSON
Spring: HANSON, RINGER, LIANG
Summer: MEARNS, KÖRBES, FAYETTE
Fall: SETH, ANSANELLI, MILLEPIED, CARMENA

SUNDAY MATINEE, FEBRUARY 13 AT 3:00PM
Mozartiana: KOWROSKI, HÜBBE, DE LUZ
Intermission
Concerto for Two Solo Pianos: ANSANELLI, la COUR, RAMASAR [Grant, Moredock]
Pause
Liturgy: WHELAN, SOTO
Intermission
Glass Pieces: TINSLEY, HIGGINS, RUTHERFORD, FAYETTE, KROHN, la COUR*, WHELAN, LIANG* [Chelton

Azlan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:01 pm

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Triple Threat

By Pia Catton
Playbill

Joaquin De Luz, Stephen Hanna, and Edwaard Liang took very different paths to becoming New York City Ballet soloists. <a href=http://www.playbillarts.com/features/article/1292.html target=_blank>more</a>

ksneds · **Posted:** Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:57 am

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Embodying Quiet Rapture, Tempered by Piquant Partners

JENNIFER DUNNING
The NY Times
February 5, 2005

Mozartiana," George Balanchine's last major work and the subject of an entire book, is the simplest though subtlest of classics. The ballet, performed by the New York City Ballet on Thursday night, begins like a prayer and ends as formal yet playful dance.

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ksneds · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:14 am

John Rockwell is certainly going to a reaction out of this article...and it's very (too?) opinionated for someone who has just started reviewing ballet...

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Today, It's Dance 10, Looks 3

JOHN ROCKWELL
The NY Times
February 6, 2005

I've been thinking about stars lately, seeing a large swath of New York City Ballet repertory, noting young dancers being promoted up through the ranks, perusing the photo display of City Ballet history at the New York State Theater, reading Robert Gottlieb's and Terry Teachout's short biographies of Balanchine, even watching a rare screening of "The Red Shoes" at the "Dance on Camera" series last month at Lincoln Center.

What makes, or made, a star? Not in the heavens, but in the grand old Hollywood-style, diva-ballerina sense? Is it "All in the Dances," as Mr. Teachout entitles his Balanchine book, implying that if someone dances well, that's enough?

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Francis Timlin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:48 pm

In the New York Post, Clive Barnes makes brief mention of recent performances of Jerome Robbins' "Goldberg Variations" and "Fanfare," and discusses other Robbins repertoire:

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/39516.htm

ksneds · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:09 am

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A Menu of Performances Going From Sinuous to Cute

By JOHN ROCKWELL
NY Times
Published: February 8, 2005

George Balanchine's "Agon" and "Prodigal Son," both masterpieces sufficiently established that they hardly warrant further commentary, were the highlights of Saturday's programs by the New York City Ballet.

So even with a return to the repertory of Jerome Robbins's "Fanfare" after a four-year absence, the news of the day was the dancers, not the dances.

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kurinuku · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:28 am

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It's Raining Ballets

by DEBORAH JOWITT
the Village Voice

We might be gazing into a slow dream about intimacy. The mirror (spiegel) of the music's title is reflected in the ballet, not by identical poses but by responsive desires.

This is Soto's last season with NYCB. In recent years, he has been lauded mostly for his superb partnering. Not only does he have a gift for making ballerinas look their best, he projects an awareness of the drama inherent in any pas de deux.

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ksneds · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:55 am

NYCB assistant balletmaster and former NYCB dancer Victor Castelli died yesterday. Apparently an announcement was made prior to the curtain at yesterday's NYCB performance.

Castelli was on the advisory board of the Robbins Trust and set many of Robbins' ballets for NYCB and other companies.

I will post more information when an official press release has been posted.

Edited to add that Castelli was 52 and died of pneumonia, as a result of cancer. He'd been diagnosed last October.

Kate

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corrival · **Posted:** Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:47 am

Building a Robbins Nest
Seldom-Seen Works By New York City Ballet Great Coming To Kennedy Center

By Sarah Kaufman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 6, 2005; Page N20

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After back-to-back seasons of "Swan Lakes," as well as assorted "Cinderellas" and "Giselles," danced by ballet companies large and small, what a relief it is to look ahead to the New York City Ballet's three programs of short works by four different choreographers, coming to the Kennedy Center Opera House March 2-6.

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ksneds · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:05 am

The NY Times obituary for Victor Castelli:

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Victor Castelli, 52, a Soloist With the New York City Ballet, Dies

By JACK ANDERSON
February 10, 2005

Victor Castelli, a soloist with the New York City Ballet, died on Tuesday at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center; he was 52.

His death was announced by Siobhan Burns, the company's associate director of communications, who said the cause was pneumonia. Mr. Castelli received a diagnosis of cancer in October 2004.

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ksneds · **Posted:** Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:19 am

FEBRUARY 15-20, 2005

TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15 AT 7:30PM
Jewels:
     Emeralds: RUTHERFORD, LIANG*, SYLVE, J. STAFFORD*, DRONOVA*, KEENAN*, CARMENA
Intermission
     Rubies: WEESE, HÜBBE, REICHLEN [Walters]
Intermission
     Diamonds: KOWROSKI, NEAL

WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16 AT 8:00PM
Symphony in Three Movements: WHELAN, TINSLEY, SYLVE, EVANS, GOLD, J. ANGLE
Intermission
Shambards: WEESE, SOTO, KÖRBES, la COUR, BOUDER, FAIRCHILD, DE LUZ, ULBRICHT
Intermission
Glass Pieces: TINSLEY, HIGGINS, RUTHERFORD, FOWLER, KROHN, la COUR, WHELAN, LIANG [Chelton]

THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17 AT 8:00PM
Jewels:
     Emeralds: RUTHERFORD, LIANG, SYLVE, J. STAFFORD, DRONOVA, KEENAN, CARMENA
Intermission
     Rubies: WEESE, HÜBBE, REICHLEN [Walters]
Intermission
     Diamonds: KOWROSKI, NEAL

FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18 AT 8:00PM [Quinn]
Double Feature:
The Blue Necklace:
     Dorothy Brooks: KOWROSKI
     Mrs. Griffith: NICHOLS
     Mr. Griffith: FOWLER
     Billy Randolph: WOETZEL
     Mabel: BOUDER
     Florence: FAIRCHILD
Intermission
Makin' Whoopee:
     Anne Windsor: ANSANELLI
     Joe Doherty: EVANS
     Garrison: HIGGINS
     Jimmie Shannon: GOLD
     Edward Meekin: ORZA

SATURDAY MATINEE, FEBRUARY 19 AT 2:00PM [Quinn]
Double Feature:
The Blue Necklace:
     Dorothy Brooks: KOWROSKI
     Mrs. Griffith: NICHOLS
     Mr. Griffith: FOWLER
     Billy Randolph: WOETZEL
     Mabel: BOUDER
     Florence: FAIRCHILD
Intermission
Makin' Whoopee:
     Anne Windsor: ANSANELLI
     Joe Doherty: EVANS
     Garrison: HIGGINS
     Jimmie Shannon: GOLD
     Edward Meekin: ORZA

SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19 AT 8:00PM [Quinn]
Double Feature:
The Blue Necklace:
     Dorothy Brooks: KOWROSKI
     Mrs. Griffith: NICHOLS
     Mr. Griffith: FOWLER
     Billy Randolph: WOETZEL
     Mabel: BOUDER
     Florence: FAIRCHILD
Intermission
Makin' Whoopee:
     Anne Windsor: ANSANELLI
     Joe Doherty: EVANS
     Garrison: HIGGINS
     Jimmie Shannon: GOLD
     Edward Meekin: ORZA

SUNDAY MATINEE, FEBRUARY 20 AT 3:00PM [Quinn]
Double Feature:
The Blue Necklace:
     Dorothy Brooks: KOWROSKI
     Mrs. Griffith: NICHOLS
     Mr. Griffith: FOWLER
     Billy Randolph: WOETZEL
     Mabel: BOUDER
     Florence: FAIRCHILD
Intermission
Makin' Whoopee:
     Anne Windsor: ANSANELLI
     Joe Doherty: EVANS
     Garrison: HIGGINS
     Jimmie Shannon: GOLD
     Edward Meekin: ORZA

ksneds · **Posted:** Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:10 am

Anna Kisselgoff talks to NYCB principal dancer, Sofiane Sylve:

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A Ballerina Born, and Molded, to Balanchine's Art

The NY Times
February 11, 2005

The French ballerina Sofiane Sylve was virtually unknown here when she made her debut with New York City Ballet on Jan. 3, 2003, stunning an unsuspecting audience with her Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker."

The bravos have not stopped since for Ms. Sylve, a 28-year-old dancer of astonishing power and projection whose ultra-clear technique can be traced to a mix of French and Russian training.
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Yet she is also considered the perfect Balanchine dancer by an array of ballet masters who stage George Balanchine's works throughout the world.

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And, the picture gremlin strikes again - for such a prestigious newspaper, the NY Times can be very careless about checking photo captions. The photo is of Sylve in 'Stars and Stipes', NOT 'Cortege Hongrois'.

ksneds · **Posted:** Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:30 am

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A Ballet in Three Sections, Each Given a Different Hue

By JOHN ROCKWELL
NY Times
February 12, 2005

George Balanchine's three-act abstract ballet "Jewels" was created in 1967 to provide the New York City Ballet's then-new home, the New York State Theater, with a flashy full-evening showpiece. In that it succeeded. Most American critics applauded the work, although others, especially in Europe, found it disappointing. But it has stayed in the repertory, and Wednesday night it returned after a year's absence.

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